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Farncir
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hey guys, I currently own a FSP Aurum CM Gold 750w modular power supply and after i had my system water cooled  i discovered that the power supplies fan is really loud when the system is under load. (really loud relative to the silence of the water cooled loop)

 

I was wondering if i could switch the default fan out from the psu and switch it to a better fan, lets say a noctua nf-f12 to make it more silent?

 

what do you guys think?

 

Good, Bad, lemme know!

 

thanks in advance :)

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you can replace the psu fan with any 3 pin fan. its fairly simply to do but you void your warranty the moment you open the psu, so take your risk.

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And if you open it, DONT TOUCH ANYTHING

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And if you open it, DONT TOUCH ANYTHING

I guess you tried that?

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I guess you tried that?

no, almost did though.

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how long have you had the PSU? IMO, it is never a good idea to mess with the guts of something like a PSU. Just use the warranty service.

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DON'T OPEN IT! (Trust me, take this from someone who did a Cybernetics Degree, worked with power supplies a lot and still wouldn't dare open it). 

Seriously, it was only a few weeks ago I read about a boy who was trying to canabalise his PSU for the fan, electrocuted himself, tragically died and was found by his Dad later that evening. Even if it meant buying a new one, because you can't do anything like clean it out any other way then do that. Your life is worth more than the hundred or so £/$ you might save.

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I would suggest just upgrading to a better quality power supply, something with an 80Plus Gold or Silver minimum rating.

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I would suggest just upgrading to a better quality power supply, something with an 80Plus Gold or Silver minimum rating.

The fsp aurum is rated at 80 plus gold, I'm assuming it has a bad fan curve accompanied with a low quality fan is what causes the loudness.

I'm probably going to be looking into the corsair rm series power supplies for a silent replacement

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